S2C Sunday!Sunday, April 22nd 11 am-2 pm Community Art ProjectMeet the teens in Subjects to Change and help them with a Community Art Project ! We will be yarn bombing a sculpture about growth and self care to later be an installation at the Watsonville Health and Wellness Center. ​

​Teen Art MarketFriday, December 1st 5-9 pm

S2C will be hosting their annual Teen Winter Art Market for the third year in a row. Local teens from all over Santa Cruz county will be selling their art, including everything from handmade silver jewelry to screen-printed tote bags, and of course everything in between. We encourage everyone to come support local youth and stock up on unique, handmade gifts for the holidays, as well as enjoy the rest of the First Friday festivities!

S2C has partnered with the Food Shed project and will be leading themed printmaking once a month this summer at the Downtown Santa Cruz Farmers market! This month's theme is You Say Potato. Come print with an already designed block, or make your own design in a potato!

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Positive Patches Crafternoonat Abbott Square

Tuesday, August 15th 3 pm - 5 pm

Come make patches from carved stamps that promote positive statements and self expression!

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​Tuesdays 3 pm - 5 pm @ ABBOTT SQUAREJune 20th & July 18th 2017

Crafternoons with S2C

S2C will be leading crafty projects once a month this summer at the Abbott Square! Each month is a different theme: from screen printing, to poetry to patch making, Come check it out!

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Friday, August 3rd 2017 - 6:00 - 9:00 pm @MAHButton Making @ Banned in DC Event S2C has partnered with the upcoming Event: Banned in DC. This is a talk and book signing from the Author of the book Banned in DC that talks about the Punk scene. This event is happening at the MAH. Check it out and make a punk themed button with Subjects to Change!​​

S2C has partnered with Motion Pacific and the Diversity Center to put on a Queer Youth Open Mic at Motion Pacific before their CABAGAY Event. Come share your voices and talents at this super fun event. Admission price is donation: pay what you can. PS: There will be pizza.

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Saturday, July 8th 2017 - 6:00 - 9:00 pm @MAHButton Making @ Punk Across Generations Event S2C has partnered with the upcoming Event: Punk Across Generations. This is an all ages punk show that will be happening at the MAH. Check out the event and make a punk themed button with Subjects to Change!

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Wednesdays 3 pm - 5 pm @ Downtown Farmer's MarketJune 14th & July 12th 2017Printmaking with S2CS2C has partnered with the Food Shed project and will be leading themed printmaking once a month this summer at the Downtown Santa Cruz Farmers market! Each month is a different theme!

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2016-2017 School Year Events

May 4th 2017 - 4:00pm - 7:00pm @ MAHTeen Night: SMASH the Stigma A teen night event focused on smashing stigmas surrounding sex, drugs, (rock and roll) and mental health and featuring an open mic! S2C members lead teen run "lightning" workshops on the topics above with a focus on the stigma surrounding them and harm reduction, looking to spread information and educate in an entertaining and down to earth, safe setting. Teens explored the larger museum and took a break from the event in our cozy space to drink tea, eat snacks, and chill out.

April 13th 2017 - 4:00pm - 7:00pm @ MAHTeen Night: SAFE TeaChill movie night featuring The Mask You Live in (2015) a documentary which "follows boys and young men as they struggle to stay true to themselves while negotiating America’s narrow definition of masculinity." and Safe Space Zine (Part 2) an artistic and personal experience driven look at how we can create spaces that are safe for all and why having safe spaces is important to the current S2C cohort.

December 16th - 5:00pm - 8:00pm @ MAHS2C Winter Art Market | WINTERPALOOZAThe third annual Teen Art Market at 3rd Friday: Winterpalooza hosted by Subjects to Change! Creating a venue to support and share wonderful art created by local teens. From pottery to jewelry all your holiday present needs could be found.

October 29th - 10:00am - 12:00pm @ UCSCFoodWhat?! Harvest FestivalS2C reped the button-making at the FoodWhat?! Harvest Fest. We saw dozens of teens come paint pumpkins, play with goats, make mini apple pies, learn about bananas, and of course, make buttons.​Thank you FoodWhat?! for the invite to another funtastic event!

Subjects to Change lead or classic button making activity again this year! Come drop by, enjoy the event, and participate in all the fun activities.

Bookshop Santa Cruz Independent Bookstore DayApril 30th, 9:00am-8:00pm2:30-4:30 p.m.: Join us for a pop-up museum lead by the incredible teens of the Museum of Art & History’s teen collaborative, Subjects to Change. They are asking the question: "What does independence mean to you?" Come participate in S2C's pop-up museum on independence by bringing an object that reflects your idea of independence (ie, a notebook, a poem, any object of significance) or by writing about what independence means to you. (all items will be returned)

S2C Presents: Third Fr​iday - ARTIVISMMarch 18, 6:00-9:00pm - $3 for studentsDiscover creative resources that inspire people of all ages to make a difference in Santa Cruz County.We are co-presenting the MAH's March 3rd Friday!Artivism = blending art and activism + showcasing the variety of ways youth can create local change.Make seed bombs with “Food, What?!”. Listen to local youth poets and hip-hop duos perform. Chat with local African-American artists about their work. Try out your hand-sewing skills while reducing textile consumption in a ‘slow fashion’ art activity. Learn more here.

Light Up The Night Bike Ride + EventMarch 11, 5:00pm-8:00S2C ran button making alone with great music and bike reflector decorating. Then everyone went off to join the usual bike rides.

MLK Youth DayJanuray 16th, 1:00pm - 4:00pmS2C is excited to join our peers at the Rescource Center for Non-Violence for their MLK Youth Day! We will be reppin' our classic button making station!

Saturday, December 12th - 4:00pm - 6:00pm @ MAHDowntown Winterfest Crafternoon​Downtown Santa Cruzinvited Subjects To Change to participate in their WinterFest. We hosted a crafternoon, invited people to join in some awesome snowflake making, and work on their own crafts + a cool photo scavenger hunt!

Friday, November 20th - 5:00pm - 8:00pm @ MAHThird Friday: Radical Craft NightSubjects To Change ran a "power to the picket" photo booth, in the themes of radical crafts and self expression. Guests got to choose from sayings like "more ___, less ___", "stand up for ___", and "yes we can ___", and fill in something they believe in! All pictures from the event can be found on the S2C Facebook page.

Thursday, October 29th - 10:00am - 12:00pm @ UCSCFoodWhat?! Harvest FestivalS2C reped the button-making at the FoodWhat?! Harvest Fest. We saw dozens of teens come paint pumpkins, play with goats, make mini apple pies, learn about bananas, and of course, make buttons.​Thank you FoodWhat?! for the invite to another funtastic event!

Monday, October 26th - 5:00pm - 7:00pm @ Abbott Square The Big DrawSubjects to Change hosted The Big Draw. A world-wide drawing event for the public to come and doodle. Over 70 guests came to Abbott Square to draw and chat, with fairytale-themed prompts. It was so much fun! We hope to get the chance to host it again.

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2014-2015 School Year Events

Thursday, May 28th - 9:00am - 12:00pm @ UCSC Farm﻿FoodWhat?! Strawberry Blast We had a blast at the Strawberry Blast up at FoodWhat?! Farm. We met super cool people, made buttons and mini strawberry pies, and also enjoyed bike-powered strawberry smoothies. Thanks, FoodWhat?! for another great strawberry blast!

Saturday, June 6th - 12:00 - 6:00pm @ river walk Ebb and Flow​S2C made a kinetic sculpture that we walked with along the riverwalk in a huge parade for Ebb and Flow. This event celebrated the river and our wants for it's future. Featuring many amazing sculptures, live music and dance, and amazing community.

May 17th - 11:00 - 3:00pm @ Downtown Watsonville Watsonville Open StreetsSubjects to Change had a fantastic time changemaking and collabing with Watsonville Open Streets, participants stretched from the historic Downtown Watsonville to the City Plaza. We were out there making buttons with these rockstars on the left.

April 24th - 7:00-10:00pm @ MAHYOUnite: care for yourself, care for your communitySubjects to Changepresented a night that explored the people and subcultures that make up our community and ultimately what makes us…us. Delved into topics including self care, gender, sexuality, and stereotypes through a variety of art and creative experiences.

February 27th - 7:00-10:00pm @ MAHTeen Nite What The Cruz!?What does it mean to be a part of a community? We found out at our first (ever!) teen night at the MAH. Our changemakers showcased various resources to inspire more teens to start make a difference in Santa Cruz today. We listened to teen musicians, did screen printing, and met some awesome people. We made art, shared ideas, and discovered how electrifying our community can be.

Saturday, February 14th - 1:30-4:00pm @ MAH1 Billion Rising RevolutionA free and family-friendly community fair that featured local musicians, singers, dancers, and performance artists all in support of raising awareness about the issue of violence against women. There were activities inside the MAH such as art projects for kids, teens, and adults, a men’s panel and a teen workshop.

Saturday, January 30th - 5:00pm - 7:00pm, @ MAHLight Up the Night Bike RidePeople Power + Green Ways to School invited us to facilitate some button making for Light Up the Night with a bike ride and bike light giveaway. Activities included bike decorating, live music, and more!

Saturday, January 17th - 12:00pm - 4:00pm, @ RCNV﻿Project Regeneration Celebrating Young LeadersCelebrating Compassion and Courage: In the Spirit of Martin Luther King, S2C did button making at the co-sponsored event by the Resource Center for Nonviolence & the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

﻿Friday, December 19th - 5:00-8:00pm @ MAHWinterpalooza, Featuring a Teen Winter Art MarketSubjects to Changehosted our second teen art market at the 3rd Friday event Winterpalooza on December 19th. With the theme of wintery gifts, it was all about showcasing rad and creative art skills. The art market accompanied the museum's toy rain exhibition and local business Penny Ice Creamery lead a cone decorating activity.

Friday, November 21st - 5:00-8:00pm @ MAHRadical Craft NightSubjects To Change lead a solution tree activity at Third Friday, Radical Craft Night! S2C gaged the community’s takes on some problems that S2C brainstormed. People decorated their trees with solutions for community problems such as litter, equality and homelessness.

3rd Friday, June 20th | 5:00pm - 8:00pmArt That MovesDrawing inspiration from the current exhibitionCrossing Cultures: A Story of Immigration, Cid,MAH Interns, MAH’s Subjects to Changeteen program, and museum visitors co-created this participatory event reflecting on what we leave behind and what we carry with us as we travel through our lives. Participants workshopped simple movement tableaus and interactions, inhabiting the installations, and considering how meaning and narrative can be generated through juxtaposition of body and object. Visitors created music to be a part of the performance, change the lighting and contribute to the evolving installation.

Friday, April 25th Teen Nite: I.D.E.A. FestSubjects to Change hosted I.D.E.A. Fest (Identity, Diversity, and Expression through Art), a night that explored the people and subcultures that make up our community and ultimately what makes us…us. We delved into topics including gender, sexuality, and stereotypes through a variety of art and creative experiences.

Saturday, April 12thRiver Clean UpSubjects to ChangeandSanta Cruz Youth City Councilcollaborated together to beautify the Santa Cruz Levy; collecting harmful trash that destroys local wildlife and their habitat and later, use it to create—an art piece—that is striking and thought-provoking.

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